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The bodies of the dead or the soon to be dead litter the media landscape and they frame the representation of war, terror and conflict in the modern age. What are the meanings conveyed by these war bodies on screen? This book addresses analysis of the impact of media and information technologies on the construction and transmission of war bodies.

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The War Body on Screen is a breathtaking exploration of terror and pain in the modern world. Its passionate engagement with the big issues of our time and its intellectual rigour make it indispensable reading. -- Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck College

The War Body on Screen is a breathtaking exploration of terror and pain in the modern world. Its passionate engagement with the big issues of our time and its intellectual rigour make it indispensable reading. - Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck College

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Karen Randell is Principal Lecturer in Film Studies at Southampton Solent University. She is the editor of Screen Methods: Comparative Readings in Film Studies (Wallflower, 2006). Sean Redmond is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. He is the author of The Culture of Blood, and editor of Liquid Metal: The Science Fiction Film Reader.

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